People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 52.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua is 52.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua peaked at 52.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 46th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 28.5% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 46.9% | 52.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Nicaragua was 52.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural)?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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